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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2
Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.
That is 34 fewer than in January 2026 (139) — -24.5%.
B1/B2 visas made up 91.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 95.2% in January 2026).
All published months together: 15,219
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025121
- Jan 2026139
- Feb 2026105
- Jan 2026 is 18 (14.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 16 (13.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 121 | 139 | 105 |
| Total | 121 | 139 | 105 |
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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20251,714
- 2026244
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 166 | 139 | -16.3% |
| February | 207 | 105 | -49.3% |
| March | 193 | – | – |
| April | 159 | – | – |
| May | 165 | – | – |
| June | 141 | – | – |
| July | 69 | – | – |
| August | 76 | – | – |
| September | 170 | – | – |
| October | 127 | – | – |
| November | 120 | – | – |
| December | 121 | – | – |
When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2
Busiest month: January (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.
British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 193 |
| Nov '18 | 167 |
| Dec '18 | 153 |
| Jan '19 | 231 |
| Feb '19 | 193 |
| Mar '19 | 264 |
| Apr '19 | 205 |
| May '19 | 286 |
| Jun '19 | 257 |
| Jul '19 | 223 |
| Aug '19 | 255 |
| Sep '19 | 299 |
| Oct '19 | 359 |
| Nov '19 | 338 |
| Dec '19 | 302 |
| Jan '20 | 377 |
| Feb '20 | 264 |
| Mar '20 | 175 |
| Apr '20 | 7 |
| May '20 | 3 |
| Jun '20 | 10 |
| Jul '20 | 11 |
| Aug '20 | 5 |
| Sep '20 | 14 |
| Oct '20 | 7 |
| Nov '20 | 23 |
| Dec '20 | 165 |
| Jan '21 | 143 |
| Feb '21 | 100 |
| Mar '21 | 80 |
| Apr '21 | 67 |
| May '21 | 54 |
| Jun '21 | 92 |
| Jul '21 | 71 |
| Aug '21 | 150 |
| Sep '21 | 90 |
| Oct '21 | 61 |
| Nov '21 | 75 |
| Dec '21 | 56 |
| Jan '22 | 51 |
| Feb '22 | 60 |
| Mar '22 | 32 |
| Apr '22 | 32 |
| May '22 | 147 |
| Jun '22 | 179 |
| Jul '22 | 227 |
| Aug '22 | 333 |
| Sep '22 | 278 |
| Oct '22 | 245 |
| Nov '22 | 245 |
| Dec '22 | 213 |
| Jan '23 | 252 |
| Feb '23 | 260 |
| Mar '23 | 261 |
| Apr '23 | 224 |
| May '23 | 320 |
| Jun '23 | 223 |
| Jul '23 | 175 |
| Aug '23 | 205 |
| Sep '23 | 247 |
| Oct '23 | 271 |
| Nov '23 | 216 |
| Dec '23 | 179 |
| Jan '24 | 324 |
| Feb '24 | 234 |
| Mar '24 | 260 |
| Apr '24 | 236 |
| May '24 | 179 |
| Jun '24 | 191 |
| Jul '24 | 162 |
| Aug '24 | 296 |
| Sep '24 | 167 |
| Oct '24 | 208 |
| Nov '24 | 162 |
| Dec '24 | 142 |
| Jan '25 | 166 |
| Feb '25 | 207 |
| Mar '25 | 193 |
| Apr '25 | 159 |
| May '25 | 165 |
| Jun '25 | 141 |
| Jul '25 | 69 |
| Aug '25 | 76 |
| Sep '25 | 170 |
| Oct '25 | 127 |
| Nov '25 | 120 |
| Dec '25 | 121 |
| Jan '26 | 139 |
| Feb '26 | 105 |